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California’s statewide rent control law, AB 1482, has been updated for 2026, establishing a new maximum allowable rent increase for qualifying residential properties. For properties subject to AB 1482 in the Los Angeles region, the maximum allowable annual rent increase will be 8.7% effective August 1, 2026, based on the applicable Consumer…

While emergency price restrictions have expired at both the state and Los Angeles County levels, the City of Los Angeles remains subject to active citywide emergency price restrictions tied to the January 2025 wildfire emergency. As of the publication of this article, those restrictions remain in effect throughout the City of Los…

For many Los Angeles housing providers, utility cost allocation is a routine part of property operations. In older multifamily buildings where individual utility meters are unavailable, Ratio Utility Billing Systems (“RUBS”) have become a common method of allocating shared utility expenses among residents. That long-standing practice recently became the subject of discussion…